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Some days, there is simply nothing more beautiful than a cup of coffee.

Hello there, love! I ordered an espresso martini last night and didn’t realize that it had actual espresso in it, so today is off to a strange start. Then I went to a yoga class where the teacher was loopy from allergy medicine — it happens to the best of us! But it was definitely entertaining. Remind me not to take Zyrtec before teaching.

My business cards finally came in, and I LOVE them. The flower design is by my sister, of course. I hope no one thinks I’m being too cocky with my “job description.”

Here are some of my favorite things from elsewhere on the internet this week:

I tweeted about this way back in the day, and I still want this on a t-shirt. (Oh, yeah, and I downloaded my entire Twitter archive. I’ll be scrubbing that for interesting tidbits in the days to come.)

I think that’s it for today, folks. It’s a gorgeous day outside here in Maryland, and we’re celebrating the birthday of my lovely mother-in-law tomorrow. That means it’s time to open up the windows so the house can get some fresh air and get the place feeling nice for a Sunday brunch. Mimosas? Oh yes. There will be mimosas.

Xoxo!

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I hope you had a fabulous week and are now enjoying a well-earned rest. I hope wherever you are is warm and beautiful and you’re enjoying the company of loved ones or soaking up the gorgeousness of blissful quiet.

Here’s what I found the most fascinating online this week! Um … I may have spent a lot of time on Youtube. :-/

I’m now on the schedule at Shakti Studio, and beginner yoga starts next week!

Shanley Kane wrote a brilliant post about company culture in the startup world: What your culture really says. Being a little in love with that world myself, I found it eye-opening and spot on.

If this isn’t on every link roundup on the internet this week, it should be.

I can’t figure out what exactly is so hypnotic and wonderful about this video, but I wanna watch it over and over again.

I’m like two years behind on falling in love with this chick. Every time I hear this song, I walk around for the next three days singing, “One big room, full of bad kittens.” (Yeah, I know those aren’t the words, but whatever.) Seriously, though, I’m starting to love her.

I’m pretty confused about what’s going on in this video, but you can’t deny that this woman has an incredible voice and an awful lot of nerve.

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The daffodils are starting to come up in our neighborhood, therefore I have hope!

Well, team, aside from the seemingly unending grey that is February, I’ve had a pretty good week. I hope you have, too. I got a bunch of good news about new yoga classes, plus some of our best friends have been in town for the past couple days. We have a house full of nerds, and I’ve been laughing for 3 days straight. Can’t complain.

Here’s some of what was cool on the internet this week:

“The real risk of interacting with unproven ideas is the fear that we might not react in a way our peers expect. The desire to fit in often overwhelms our curiosity.” –Seth Godin Yes yes yes.

Holy amazebals. ViHart’s guide to comments makes me want to jump up and go take all the risks.

This boy is unbearably adorable and smart. I was thinking “Is anyone besides me sick of Ted talks?” But then he started talking, and I was like “Shit, this kid is layin down the wisdom.” I’m actually somewhat jealous that I went to such a traditional school when I was his age, but it’s never too late to be inspired.

Salon’s guide to writing a memoir is full of goodness. I’m a huge fan of several of these authors, but I was most entertained with the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates, who I have to admit I’d never heard of before. I was pleasantly surprised to see Betsy Lerner here, too, and that reminds me I should revisit her books. All the advice here is quite practical and smart.

Jezebel explains 10 reasons women don’t say they’re “pretty.” Given that we receive so many mixed messages about beauty (you have to have it, but you can’t acknowledge it, etc.) I find women’s reasons for dismissing their own attractiveness fascinating.

Malala Yousafzai inspires me so much. I wish I had even an ounce of her kind of nerve.

I love these tips for pairing food and wine. As is the case with most humans, I am quite fond of food. But as a vegetarian, I often wonder if I’m doing something wrong by having red wine with veggies, etc. Yeah, this is a real first world problem, but look! There’s hope!

Finally, Ellie and I did our second podcast. This time it’s all about the adventure of self-publishing. You can listen or download it here:

That’s it for me today. Stay warm and enjoy your weekend. Spring really is just around the corner!

All my love!

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Is there anything more beautiful than a Saturday? Not much, my friends, not much. It’s cold and rainy here today, which means I’ll be staying inside, doing some yoga, having some tea and reading. It’s important to rest your brain sometimes, you know. Even if you’re self-employed and putting a lot of pressure on yourself to perform — not that I know anything about that! Let’s set an intention today to let go of some of that pressure and just enjoy, eh?

Here are a few of the things I found most interesting on the internet this week.

15 Essays by Female Writers that Everyone Should Read — Several authors on the list are people I read and studied in school. Some are people I read when I was too young to understand and appreciate them (Jamaica Kinkaid), while others are people we argued about in grad school (Annie Dillard). Look, if you have serious writers in graduate programs arguing about the honesty of your work, you’re doing something right. I’m looking forward to reading this collection.

Life after humans. This is essentially melodramatic disaster porn, but it’s oddly compelling. The scary music paired with high speed footage of clover growing is pretty hilarious.

Kyeli’s post about not hurrying is extra wise — I have certainly been hurrying in several areas of my life lately, and I need to follow her advice, take a deep breath, and make the right decisions instead of just the quickest ones.

Pace, on the other hand, made the most beautiful Valentine’s Day post, wich I think anyone who’s been married for more than a couple years can relate to. Sometimes, we fail to really support the real live human being we’re married to because we’re hung up on the idealized version of them in our heads. Let that nonsense go, babycakes, because real love means accepting real life.

That’s all for me this week. Time to go make the tea. I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Xoxo!

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Hey hey, babycakes! I hope you had a good week. Mine was … weird. Going on a social media fast revealed to me that I may actually have a problem. I avoided time-wasting sites pretty successfully throughout my work hours, but once I was off the clock, I pretty much binged on Twitter. I’m wondering what I should do about this, if anything, and I’m thinking I need to continue keeping my social media time to a minimum during my work hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and also try to reel it in after work.

On the bright side, I got a TON of writing done this week, and I can now offer you this bonus post full of links and scraps from the internet, which I found charming, inspiring, educational or otherwise entertaining.

Redbubble: I found this really cool art blog by searching for “clit art.” No reason. (Yeah, it’s safe for work.)

9 Rules for Success by Amelia Barr: this is cool, but i also feel like “who is this lady…?” (Forgive me for not being familiar with her work. I will consider correcting that, but we can’t all be expected to read everything.)

Against the Tide: I am absolutely entranced by this LPB documentary on the Cajuns in Louisiana, but I can’t find a good clip from it online to share! It’s weird seeing other people talk about the same things my grandmother experienced like it’s ancient history.

Oh, and I made what I believe is the perfect playlist. It’s called “The Making of a Dirty Feminist,” and it’s epic. You’ll see what I mean.